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Byyk
Profile Joined December 2004
457 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-05 07:05:40
January 05 2015 07:05 GMT
#1361
OP post http://en.lichess.org/ in links. For me, this is the best site on internet for playing chess. Nice interface, chess variants, like Fisher random chess, and registration without mail. The best site!
Ma Jae Yoon, sAviOr, the greatest player of all time.
infinity21 *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada6683 Posts
January 05 2015 12:34 GMT
#1362
On January 05 2015 15:42 don_kyuhote wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 05 2015 15:17 infinity21 wrote:
Decided to pick this game back up over new years but I really suck at this game. What are some good free resources to get started? Should I focus on openings or end game first?

Absolutely tactics and endgame first (and thought process)

As for free resources, there are many youtube channels on chess, but my favorite is the St.Louis Chess Club.
http://www.youtube.com/user/STLChessClub/videos
Lectures done by Ben Finegold and Varuzhan Akobian seemed best for me. Finegold's lectures are on many different topic, while Akobian's are more going over his own games types.

Chess.com has a study plan that could be helpful
http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory

I didn't know chess.com had free videos because it kept asking me to get premium haha. Looks like a lot of good study material. Thanks!

Official Entusman #21
don_kyuhote
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
3006 Posts
January 06 2015 01:56 GMT
#1363
On January 05 2015 21:34 infinity21 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 05 2015 15:42 don_kyuhote wrote:
On January 05 2015 15:17 infinity21 wrote:
Decided to pick this game back up over new years but I really suck at this game. What are some good free resources to get started? Should I focus on openings or end game first?

Absolutely tactics and endgame first (and thought process)

As for free resources, there are many youtube channels on chess, but my favorite is the St.Louis Chess Club.
http://www.youtube.com/user/STLChessClub/videos
Lectures done by Ben Finegold and Varuzhan Akobian seemed best for me. Finegold's lectures are on many different topic, while Akobian's are more going over his own games types.

Chess.com has a study plan that could be helpful
http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory

I didn't know chess.com had free videos because it kept asking me to get premium haha. Looks like a lot of good study material. Thanks!


As for the videos on Chess.com, I think in order to view them fully, you have to get premium membership. Non-members only get like a 3 minute preview of what otherwise would be 30min videos, which is nothing.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
infinity21 *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada6683 Posts
January 06 2015 23:13 GMT
#1364
On January 06 2015 10:56 don_kyuhote wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 05 2015 21:34 infinity21 wrote:
On January 05 2015 15:42 don_kyuhote wrote:
On January 05 2015 15:17 infinity21 wrote:
Decided to pick this game back up over new years but I really suck at this game. What are some good free resources to get started? Should I focus on openings or end game first?

Absolutely tactics and endgame first (and thought process)

As for free resources, there are many youtube channels on chess, but my favorite is the St.Louis Chess Club.
http://www.youtube.com/user/STLChessClub/videos
Lectures done by Ben Finegold and Varuzhan Akobian seemed best for me. Finegold's lectures are on many different topic, while Akobian's are more going over his own games types.

Chess.com has a study plan that could be helpful
http://www.chess.com/article/view/study-plan-directory

I didn't know chess.com had free videos because it kept asking me to get premium haha. Looks like a lot of good study material. Thanks!


As for the videos on Chess.com, I think in order to view them fully, you have to get premium membership. Non-members only get like a 3 minute preview of what otherwise would be 30min videos, which is nothing.

Looking at it a bit further, you're right. Only one series (Everything you need to know..) seems to be available entirely. Still good reading material in there
Official Entusman #21
Silvanel
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Poland4730 Posts
January 12 2015 15:39 GMT
#1365
Anyone watching Tata Steel?
Pathetic Greta hater.
mdb
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
Bulgaria4059 Posts
January 12 2015 15:43 GMT
#1366
I`m watching. Interesting round today. Carlsen seems to be losing to Wojtaszek.
Silvanel
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Poland4730 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-12 17:20:13
January 12 2015 15:53 GMT
#1367
I certainly hope so, lots of decisive games this turn.
Pathetic Greta hater.
Silvanel
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Poland4730 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-12 17:20:04
January 12 2015 17:18 GMT
#1368
4 decisive games today, nice. GJ Wojtaszek!
Pathetic Greta hater.
Sassback
Profile Joined September 2012
United States718 Posts
January 12 2015 19:31 GMT
#1369
can anyone post the link that was streaming today's games?
Every night I pray for TL to give me my SAD Boys flair, and every morning I wake up disappointed.
Silvanel
Profile Blog Joined March 2003
Poland4730 Posts
January 12 2015 19:33 GMT
#1370
I use www.chessdom.com
Pathetic Greta hater.
kwizach
Profile Joined June 2011
3658 Posts
January 18 2015 22:20 GMT
#1371
5th win in a row for Carlsen! :-)
"Oedipus ruined a great sex life by asking too many questions." -- Stephen Colbert
marvellosity
Profile Joined January 2011
United Kingdom36161 Posts
January 19 2015 14:08 GMT
#1372
I love it when Carlsen goes beast mode.
[15:15] <Palmar> and yes marv, you're a total hottie
Ketch
Profile Joined October 2010
Netherlands7285 Posts
January 19 2015 14:20 GMT
#1373
On January 13 2015 04:31 Sassback wrote:
can anyone post the link that was streaming today's games?


I always use https://chess24.com/ nowadays, great interface for the games, and live stream
I especially love Jan Gustafsson and Lawrence Trent as commentators, like the Tastosis of chess.
Too bad they are not commentating Tata Steel
Ketch
Profile Joined October 2010
Netherlands7285 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-21 13:44:19
January 21 2015 13:44 GMT
#1374
Carlsen's streak ends at 6 wins! Quick draw today.

Upside: he is now analyzing live here: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/tataSteelMasters2015/10/1/4
Really cool!
Kentredenite
Profile Joined January 2011
United States220 Posts
January 28 2015 00:13 GMT
#1375
Chess.com TL tournament ended with a whimper, unfortunately.
don_kyuhote
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
3006 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-01-28 02:05:31
January 28 2015 02:04 GMT
#1376
On January 28 2015 09:13 Kentredenite wrote:
Chess.com TL tournament ended with a whimper, unfortunately.

Yes, a downside to a correspondence tournament I guess. It takes so long to finish that it's hard to pay attention to it once you are out early. And games being decided by timing out is unfortunate part of the correspondence that also takes some "seriousness" out of the competition. But this tourney was never meant to be anything super competitive anyway.

And indeed the 6 month tournament came to an end at last.
Congrats to Tenna for 1st place!
I hope the top 3 finishers like the custom trophies!
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
RevTiberius
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada353 Posts
February 03 2015 07:14 GMT
#1377
I'll try to join the next TL chess.com tournament. I'm a bit rusty, but was 2200 ELO back in the days...
Teaching Chess to a Starcraft 2 Grandmaster: http://revtiberius.blogspot.ca
sharkie
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Austria18418 Posts
February 03 2015 08:56 GMT
#1378
2200 online or 2200 offline? Because 2200 is pretty sick o.O
don_kyuhote
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
3006 Posts
February 22 2015 08:31 GMT
#1379
This is something random, but I was reading this blog by jkillashark ( http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/386209-annotating-a-chess-game), and I found something interesting, but I didn't want to bump the super old blog, so I'm writing it here.

On December 05 2012 13:15 jkillashark wrote:

41. Rh3 Rg8+
(Extremely funny moment here. O'Flaherty has less than 5 minutes on his clock. I didn't say check very loud so he plays Rxh7 thinking it was checkmate. It's illegal since his king is still in check.)
42. Kf1 Rf8+ 43. Ke1 Ra1+ 44. Ke2 Ra2+ 45. Ke1 Rg2 46. Rcxh7+ Kg8 47. Rh8+ Kg7 48. R3h7+ Kg6 49. Rh6+ Kg7 50. R6h7+ Kg6 1/2-1/2


You know according to touchmove rule, jkillashark could have (or should have?) made his opponent block the check with his rook, giving him a free rook and a win!
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
RevTiberius
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada353 Posts
February 26 2015 02:17 GMT
#1380
On February 03 2015 17:56 sharkie wrote:
2200 online or 2200 offline? Because 2200 is pretty sick o.O


Offline... but that was way back when I was in high school and had lots of time...

Now I'm just playing blitz and bullet online, coach chess, and blog about it.
Teaching Chess to a Starcraft 2 Grandmaster: http://revtiberius.blogspot.ca
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